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IFC Midnight opens The Jeffrey Dahmer Files
The distributor has acquired North American and UK rights to Chris James Thompson’s documentary about the Milwaukee serial killer.
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FeaturesUK and international box office healthy despite Olympics fever
UK distributors were braced for “the huge challenge” represented by the Olympics, but box office has remained solid despite record numbers staying in to watch TV coverage.
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NewsJoss Whedon to write, direct The Avengers 2
The unsurprising announcement came during Disney’s earnings call on Tuesday (7), ending speculation following Whedon’s non-committal stance during the recent Comic-Con.
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NewsCMG closes crop of international sales for Eden
EXCLUSIVE: The sex trafficking story premiered at SXSW.
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Tribeca to launch new transmedia programme with Bombay Sapphire
Festival announces dates for 2013: April 17-28.
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NewsJustin Wilkes promoted at @radical.media
@radical.media has promoted Justin Wilkes to President of Media + Entertainment. Wilkes has been with the company for 13 years and has served as producer, executive producer and Vice President of Media + Entertainment.His recent projects include Oprah Presents: Master Class and Visionaries, Iconoclasts for Sundance Channel, the three films ...
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Oscilloscope Laboratories takes Only The Young
The North American deal for Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims’ debut feature documentary follows a best US feature triumph at the AFI-Discovery Channel SilverDocs Documentary Festival.
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NewsWeinsteins sign distribution pact with Tugg collective
The Artist, The King’s Speech and Inglourious Basterds are among those that will be on offer to Tugg users across the US.
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NewsDrafthouse Films takes North American rights to Wrong
Quentin Dupieux’s surreal comedy premiered at Sundance at the start of the year and centres on a man’s search for his kidnapped dog.
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Inception takes on four new titles for multi-platform releases
Titles include Pathfinders: In The Company of Strangers.
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NewsKim Basinger joins cast of One Square Mile
EXCLUSIVE: Charles-Olivier Michaud’s first US film also stars Richard Jenkins.
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Sundance Selects takes US rights to The Central Park Five
Ken Burns co-directed the Toronto-bound documentary with his daughter Sarah Burns and her husband David McMahon. The film premiered in Cannes earlier this summer and will receive a theatrical launch.
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Weinsteins to finance and distribute The Ends Of The Earth
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired worldwide rights to the epic romance from producers Escape Artists. Jennifer Lawrence is in talks to star.
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NewsUniversal Pictures crosses $1bn in record time
Top brass announced on Monday (Aug 6) that it had reached the North American milestone three months faster than its previous studio record of Nov 7, set in 2008.
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Magnet Releasing acquires all rights to Occupy Unmasked
Stephen K Bannon directed the Citizens United Productions documentary about the Occupy movement.
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NewsDKR vanquishes Total Recall in US with $36m hold
The Dark Knight Rises had enough in the tank to retain top spot in its third weekend in North America as an estimated $36.4m session through Warner Bros propelled the running total to $354.6m.
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NewsSony Pictures Classics snaps up Venice-bound At Any Price
The distributor has acquired all North American and Eastern European rights excluding CIS and Russia to Ramin Bahrani’s drama ahead of its upcoming world premiere in Italy. Exclusive Media handles international sales.
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Magnet Releasing sets Nov 30 for Universal Soldier 4
John Hyams directs Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren alongside former Mixed Martial Arts star Scott Adkins.
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NewsPreferred Ventures buys into digital distributor GoDigital
FreeCreditReport.com Founder and former Experian Interactive CEO Ed Ojdana and former Facebook chief privacy officer and founder of Kelly Investments Chris Kelly have acquired a majority stake in Logan Mulvey’s digital distributor.